Examples of long ball in a Sentence
a pitcher who has given up a lot of long balls
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But he was victimized by the long ball on two high-speed fastballs on Tuesday -- one to Judge that was well-located at 100 mph, and one to Chisholm that missed its spot at 99.
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Aaron Judge's season-saving home run on Tuesday night was no ordinary long ball.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Boyd just wasn’t as crisp, and Imanaga struggled with the long ball.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
The Dodgers used the long ball to dig themselves out of an even bigger hole against the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night.
—Dan Arritt, Oc Register, 21 Sep. 2025
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Aaron Judge's season-saving home run on Tuesday night was no ordinary long ball.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Boyd just wasn’t as crisp, and Imanaga struggled with the long ball.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
The Dodgers used the long ball to dig themselves out of an even bigger hole against the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night.
—Dan Arritt, Oc Register, 21 Sep. 2025
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“Long ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20ball. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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